Los resultados financieros de Sega se ven reforzados por Sonic Origins y Pachinko Machines

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Sega Sammy Holdings recently posted its financial results for the three months ended June 2022, highlighting a surprising increase in net sales and profits considering an overall lack of major releases (Gracias, GamesIndustry.biz).

In terms of net sales, the company total ¥66.1 billion ($496 millón), which is an upturn of 11.2% year-on-year. Profits increased by 7.5% year on year, totalling ¥3.16 billion ($23.5 millón).

Looking at gaming software, Sega announced it sold a total of 5.14 million units during the quarter, though it refrained from specifiying individual game performances. The company’s biggest release of the quarter was undoubtedly the retro compilation Orígenes sónicos, but we also saw a Switch port of 13 Centinelas: Borde Aegis and a PC revamp of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix.

Game sales were reported to have dropped by 22% año tras año, but the company’s performance with its Pachinko and Pachislot machines helped to alleviate this somewhat.

Mirando hacia el futuro, Sega reports overall revenues of ¥375 billion ($2.8 billón), un 16.8% increase on the previous year, while predicting profits of ¥28 billion ($208 millón), abajo 24.2% del año anterior. Major releases for the company in the coming months include Fronteras sónicas, a Switch port of Persona 5, y Campus de dos puntos. El próximo año, it will follow up with Switch ports of Persona 3 y Persona 4 along with the tower defense game Endless Dungeon.

Nintendo also recently posted its financial results for the same period, noting a drop in net sales of 4.7% year on year. It’s important to note, sin embargo, that this is in part due to the ongoing shortage of semiconductor components, which Nintendo believes will ease in the coming months. It also highlighted another sales milestone for the Switch, with the console now surpassing 111 millones de unidades vendidas.

Did you play any of Sega’s Q1 games in the last few months? Which of its upcoming titles are you looking forward to? Let us know!